Rapid Prototyping

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	2001
Dec/Jan -		2001: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2002
November -		Developments in Rapid Prototyping for Medical Applications
October -		Recent Developments: Developments at Objet Geometries Players: 3D Systems and Vantico to Dissolve Partnership
September -		New RP Players on the Horizon Recent Developments: Fourth-Generation RP Machines • 3D Systems Activity
August -		RP Industry and Market Landscapes Recent Developments: Virtual Prototyping Software
July -		Recent Developments: Latest Developments in the 3D Systems and DTM Merger • Stereolithography Material Developments • Orders for the Stratasys FDM Titan • Auto Applications for Soligen's DSPC Technology
June -		Recent Developments: Z Corp. Launches New 3-D Color Printer • Stratasys Introduces the FDM Titan • Align Technology Signs Agreement to Purchase Up to 39 SLA 7000 Systems • PlanetCAD Delays Launch of Bits2Parts.com Players: RP Industry Restructures
May -		3D Systems and DTM Announce Plans to Merge Recent Developments: 3D Systems Unveils New SLA System • Scientists Employ LCVD for RP • Catalyst Introduces a New Rapid Tooling Technology • Stratasys and Fuji Photo Sign R&D Agreement
April -		Rapid Prototyping and Future Intellectual Property Rights Recent Developments: 3D Systems Continues to Prosper
March -		EOS and DTM Prepare for Another Round of Fighting Players: Helisys Is No More
February -		Rapid Production Conference at Euromold 2000 Recent Developments: RP of Sheet Metal Parts • Collaboration Agreement between Soligen and Generis • New Polypropylene-Like Material from 3D Systems • EOS

	2000
Dec/Jan -		2000: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2001
November -		Strategic Design Role of Virtual Prototyping • Direct SL of Ceramics
October -		RP Markets Continue to Make a Comeback Recent Developments: Rapid Prototyping Solves Murder Case
September -		A Comeback for the RP Market Recent Developments: Z Corporation's Color-Capable RP System
August -		Recent Developments: Sales of 3-D Office Printers Lag Manufacturers' Expectations • 3D Systems Delivers Largest-Ever RP Contract • Novel RP Technique Produces Models from Ice
July -		RP Industry Protocols and Standards
June -		Three-Dimensional Digitizing Recent Developments: Quickparts.com • Bits2Parts.com • Objet Quadra
May -		Recent Developments: Compact Fax-Style Rapid Prototyping Machines • Stereolithography for Dental Applications • Rapid Prototyping/EDM Tooling • New-Dental Imaging System for Teeth Casts
April -		Recent Developments: New Rapid Tooling System from SDI Applications: Medical Devices and Implants • Aerospace Players: Service Bureaus
March -		Recent Developments: Earnings for 3D Systems, Stratasys, and DTM • 3Dmodelserver.com • e-Vis.com • New Materials • PHAST at Milwaukee School of Engineering • Aaroflex • Accuracy Study
February -		Universities and RP

	1999
Dec/Jan -		1999: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2000
November -		The Importance to Industry of Rapid Prototyping Technologies RP Technology Directions
October -		Recent Developments: DuPont Sells Somos Business to DSM Desotech • ENCOR Acquires Compression Facility • Liptool Becomes Swiftool • 3D Systems, Stratasys, and DTM Report Earnings • DTM Acquires Rockwell's Rapid Tooling Technology
September -		Rapid Manufacturing
August -		Explorer Technology Charts
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July -		Rapid Tooling
June -		The 1999 Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Conference
May -		RP in Europe
April -		RP in Japan
March -		Acquiring RP Capabilities: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
February -		Recent Developments: Parametric Technology Acquires InPart Design • LIP Introduce LIPTOOL Rapid Tooling System in the United Kingdom • EOS Will Release New Rapid Tooling Products • DTM Is Changing Ownership

	1998
Dec/Jan -		1998: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1999
November -		Advanced Structural Ceramics
October -		The LENS Process Recent Developments: 3D Systems's Cross-License with Sony • KIRA's New Paper-Lamination RP Machine • 3D Viewing to the Mainstream • Global RP Summit
September -		Concept Modelers
August -		State of the Industry Update
July -		A U.S. RP Patents Database • IronCAD Solid Modeling Software from Visionary Design Systems • A Holographic Printer from Zebra Imaging • A RP Safety CD
June -		Virtual Prototyping versus Physical Prototyping
May -		Virtual Prototyping and Manufacturing
April -		Recent Developments: Rockwell and Ennex Fabrication Unveil Direct Metal Fabrication • Federal Court Dismisses 3D Systems's Lawsuit against AAROFLEX • Ciba Acquires AlliedSignal's Stereolitography Materials Business • 3D Systems Acquires Stereolithography Business from EOS • BPM Goes out of Business • Teijin Will Export SoliForm Machine • Z Corporation Debuts New Concept Modeler (Z402) • 3D Systems Offers New SLA-5000 Machine (and Other Products)
March -		Rapid Prototyping Service Bureaus
February -		Use of Rapid Prototyping Does not Guarantee Success

	1997
Dec/Jan -		1997: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1998
November -		Software for Rapid Prototyping
October -		RP Materials
September -		New RP Processes for Large Parts
August -		The Technology in Brief: Peripherals for Monitoring Your RP Machine Commercial Development Parameters: Desktop VR and RP Participants: 3D Systems to Acquire EOS
July -		Rapid Prototyping in Medicine
June -		RP&M 1997 Focus on Rapid Tooling Continued Rapid Growth in RP Industry The Technology in Brief: Automatic Support Generation Commercial Development Parameters: Desktop NC Machines and RP Applications: Wohlers Survey on Industries
May -		Implications: Move to RP Driven Primarily by Time-to-Market Pressures • RP to Assist Creativity and Innovation • RP and the Design Envelope • Low Cost, High Quality • Continuous Upgrades Necessary to Meet Future RP Needs • RP and Potential Mass Customization
April -		Innovation as a Driver for RP Technology • The Myth of Mass Customization? • Customized Touch Maps for Visually Handicapped People • MIT's 3-D Printing Technology in New Concept Modeler • 3D's Suit against AAROFLEX
March -		Areas to Monitor: 3-D CAD • Virtual Prototyping • RP Machine Choices • Concept Modelers • Direct RP of Ceramics • Direct RP of Metals • Rapid Tooling • Accuracy • Micromachining • Service Bureaus • Industrial Designers • Medical Applications • Automated Freeform Manufacturing • Personal Factory
February -		DTM Testing Short-Run Injection Mold Making • Comparison of Rapid Tooling Processes • Rubbermaid: RapidTool to Develop Office Product • Italian Service Bureaus • RP Educational Institutions

	1996
Dec/Jan -		1996: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1997
November -		RP Beats the Hype Curve • 3D Systems Acquires Keltool • Plynetics Express Will Acquire Laserform
October -		Large Parts from DTM 2500 • French Process for Making Large Parts • Robot RP • JTEC Reports Published • Another Newsletter
September -		SFF Symposium Expresses Evolution of Conventional RP • Materials • Lasers • Conveyed Adherent Process
August -		CAD Software Translation and Transfer • Scanning and Digitizing in 3-D • RP Materials • Color RP • From Virtual World to the Real World • Public Forum
July -		Ceramic RP Update • Merger: Protoype Express and Plynetics • Holographic RP • New RP Publications
June -		SME/RPA Conference Focuses on the Need for Speed • Software Draws CAD and RP Closer Together • Concept Modelers Sacrifice Precision for Speed • Tooling Applications Turn RP into Real Parts
May -		Rapid Prototyping in China • 1995 RP Market Figures from Wohlers
April -		No Surprises from JTEC Tour • Lead for United States in RP Use and Most Technologies • Government Funding • Meiko's Stereolithography Machine • Kira Corp. Visited by JTEC • Majority of CMET to NTT Data
March -		The Personal Factory
February -		3D Systems Introduces Office Modeler • Stratasys Introduces Three New Machines • EOS Legally Embattled by American RP Vendors
Dec/Jan -		1995: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1996